Mop holder



July 22, 1941. F. AJSPEIK I 2,250,071

MOP HOLDER Filed Sept. 11, 1940 l I :r::

: A i l l I l i2 if amer/0 01:; FREDERICK A. SPEIK. DECEASED, a'r EDITH L.SPEI K, E)(ECUTR|)\ Patented July 22, 1941 MOP HOLDER Frederick A. Speik, deceased, late of South Pasadena, Calif., by Edith L. Speik, exccutrix, South Pasadena, Calif.

3 Claims.

The mop holder of this invention is of a type used principally for roofing mops to obtain a firm attachment of .the mop head to the holder, the holder being attached to a suitable handle. In these roofers mops it is necessary to firmly secure the mop head to the holder due' to the heavy weight of tar, asphaltum or the like spread by the mop head and also due to the severe work to which these mops are subjected. It is also necessary to have a construction by which a mop head to be discarded may be readily removed from the holder and a new mop head replaced.

The invention therefore comprises certain novel features in the holder particularly the attachment of a nut engaging a hook with a screw threaded stem to which the mop head s attached. Considered more specifically the invention resides in a form of sleeve which has a ferrule at one end receiving the mop handle, a socket at the opposite end receiving the mop head and a nut clamped by crimping the sleeve. In this nut the threaded stem on a hook is inserted and adjusted, the hook engaging a ring or the equivalent on the mop head. Further, the invention includes making the mop holder in two similar half sections split longitudinally with suitable flanges which may be welded and thus form a unitary device. In another form the holder is shaped from a single sheet of metal forming a tubular sleeve, a cylindrical ferrule and a bell-like socket. This single sheet of metal when shaped to form has one edge beaded over a flange on the opposite edge, thus securing the unitary form.

A further detail feature of the invention resides in utilization of a standard shaped nut such as a hexagonal nut which may be centered and fitted in two longitudinally outwardly pressed channels in the sleeve. Then the sleeve is crimped inwardly above and below the nut securing it in position longitudinally of the sleeve and preventing rotation of the nut, therefore the screw stem having the hook at its lower end may be adjusted as to the nut.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation taken in the direction of the arrow I of Fig. 2 and partly broken away to show the interior construction.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 omitting the mop head and showing the two sheet welded construction.

Fig. 3 is a section similar to Fig. 2 of a modification showing the single sheet beaded construction.

In the illustration the mop holder l I has at its upper end a cylindrical ferrule l2 in which is fitted the wood or similar handle l3 attached in a suitable manner by nails or the like. A sleeve l4 also shown as substantially cylindrical extends downwardly from the ferrule. This swells outwardly to form the bell socket l5 at the bottom. In the construction of Figs. 1 and 2 the ferrule sleeve and bell are formed of two sheets of metal bent or otherwise shaped to the proper form and having projecting flanges diametrically opposite and of the same contour; these being welded together in any suitable manner and thus forming a firm and rigid structure. Extending longitudinally of the sleeve there are two internal channels 2| formed by outwardly pressing the metal of the sleeve, this on the outside producing two external ridges 22. These terminate at the bell l5. The bell is provided with perforations 23.

The nut shown as hexagonal may be any suitable shape and is inserted in the assembly through the bell and advanced to the desired position in the sleeve. The channels 2| may form a guide for the nut allowing this to slide freely to position but preventing a rotation of the nut except to a minor degree. The nut is preferably made to otherwise have a somewhat snug fit in the sleeve at the corners. When th nut is located in the desired position the sleeve is crimped inwardly at the places noted 26 and 21 above and below the nut and at each side of the ridges 22.

The nut is thus clamped by these inward crimps or dentations which engage over four of the sides of the nut, there being no attachment on the sides adjacent the flanges 20 however this is sufficient to retain the nut from lengthwise movement in the sleeve and also from rotation, the nut thus being properly secured in the sleeve.

A threaded hook assembly 30 has a screw threaded stem 3| and a hook 32 at its lower end. The hook engages a ring 35 or other device on the mop head. In some constructions of mop head the ring is a band of wire bound tight around strands of cord which form the mop head. The stem is threaded through the nut by a relative rotation of the mop head and the sleeve until the folded portion of the mop head is drawn tightly within the bell. By this construction this folded part of the head may be clamped so tightly within the bell that the cords are tightly compressed, then if desired nails 36 may be driven through the nail holes 23 of the bell into the upper end of the mop head firmly securing such head in position.

In th construction of Fig. 3 the holder is made of one sheet of metal 50 bent to proper shape and having a reverse fold 5| on one side and a projecting flange 52 diametrically opposite with a foldable edge portion 53 which may be folded over the flange 52 in the manner of a bead. This construction is preferably also provided with outwardly pressed ridges 54. The nut is placed in position in the same manner as in Figs. 1 and 2 and the walls of the sleeve crimped inwardly to lock the nut in place.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

It is claimed:

1. A mop holder having a sheet material structure forming a ferrule, a sleeve and a bell socket, the ferrule, sleeve and socket being in two substantially similar half longitudinal sections with outwardly extending flanges diametrically opposite contiguous flanges being connected together, the sleeve having a pair of diametrical internal channels and external ridges terminating at the ferrule and the socket, a nut fitted in the sleeve and having a pair of opposit corners engaging inthe internal channels and means restraining the nut from longitudinal movement in the sleeve, the nut being adapted to receive a screw threaded stem of a hook for attaching a mop head to the bell socket.

2. A mop holder having a sheet material structure forming a ferrule, a sleeve and a bell socket,

the ferrule, sleeve and. socket being in two substantially half longitudinal sections with outwardly extending flanges diametrically opposite contiguous flanges being connected together, the sleeve having a pair of diametrical internal channels and external ridges terminating at the ferrule and the socket, a nut fitted in the sleeve and having a pair of opposite corners engaging in the internal channels, inwardly extending crimps in the sleeve above and below the nut and closely engaging the nut to restrain the nut from longitudinal movement, the nut being adapted to engage a screw threaded stem having a hook for attaching a mop head to the socket.

3. A mop holder having a sheet material ferrule to receive a handle, a sleeve and a bell socket, the ferrule, sleeve and socket being formed in two similar half sections with outwardly extending flanges positioned diametrically opposite and extending longitudinally, one of the flanges having a reverse fold of the sheet material and the other flange having a folded edge, a pair of internal channels and external ridges located diametrically opposite terminating at the ferrule and the socket, a nut fitted in the sleeve and having two opposite corners engaging in the internal channel and crimps in the sleeve engaging the nut, the nut being adapted to receive a screw threaded stem having a hook to engage a mop head.

EDITH L. SPEIK, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Frederick A. Spez'lc, Deceased. 

